Glaston
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Glaston is a village in the county of Rutland
in the East Midlands
of England
.
Glaston is about four miles (6 km) south of Rutland Water
and is situated on the A47
two miles (3 km) east of Uppingham
. There are approximately 80 houses in total with one public house 'The Old Pheasant' on Main Road (A47) (previously the Monckton Arms), and a flooring warehouse 'Glaston Carpets'. There is an active Parish Meeting that is held once a month and villagers are currently trying to get a bypass for the village. The parish church of St Andrew has an unusual central spire.
Archaeologists working in the parish in 2000 discovered a late Pleistocene
(c. 30,000 b.p.) faunal assemblage in association with an Upper Palaeolithic flint 'leafpoint'.
Glaston has a strong connection with the Duke of Wellington
. Although his family adopted the name Wesley or Wellesley, their original name was Colley, and they were descended from the English-born judge Robert Cowley who came to Ireland about 1500. Robert was almost certainly born in Glaston, where the Cowley family were Lords of the Manor.
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
in the East Midlands
East Midlands
The East Midlands is one of the regions of England, consisting of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and most of Lincolnshire...
of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Glaston is about four miles (6 km) south of Rutland Water
Rutland Water
Rutland Water is Anglian Water's drinking water reservoir in the county of Rutland, England, just east of the county town Oakham. It was known as Empingham Reservoir during its construction and until its official opening in 1976. The centre of its dam is at British national grid reference...
and is situated on the A47
A47 road
The A47 is a trunk road in England originally linking Birmingham to Great Yarmouth. Most of the section between Birmingham and Nuneaton is now classified as the B4114.-Route:...
two miles (3 km) east of Uppingham
Uppingham
Disambiguation: "Uppingham" is the colloquial name for Uppingham SchoolUppingham is a market town in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, located on the A47 between Leicester and Peterborough, about 6 miles south of the county town, Oakham.- History :A little over a mile to the...
. There are approximately 80 houses in total with one public house 'The Old Pheasant' on Main Road (A47) (previously the Monckton Arms), and a flooring warehouse 'Glaston Carpets'. There is an active Parish Meeting that is held once a month and villagers are currently trying to get a bypass for the village. The parish church of St Andrew has an unusual central spire.
Archaeologists working in the parish in 2000 discovered a late Pleistocene
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene is the epoch from 2,588,000 to 11,700 years BP that spans the world's recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek and ....
(c. 30,000 b.p.) faunal assemblage in association with an Upper Palaeolithic flint 'leafpoint'.
Glaston has a strong connection with the Duke of Wellington
Duke of Wellington
The Dukedom of Wellington, derived from Wellington in Somerset, is a hereditary title in the senior rank of the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first holder of the title was Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington , the noted Irish-born career British Army officer and statesman, and...
. Although his family adopted the name Wesley or Wellesley, their original name was Colley, and they were descended from the English-born judge Robert Cowley who came to Ireland about 1500. Robert was almost certainly born in Glaston, where the Cowley family were Lords of the Manor.